Biden, Netanyahu spoke for 30 minutes; it was direct, honest, productive: White House

​The call comes amid tensions between Biden and Netanyahu and was their first since August 21, a seven-week gap during which Israel also launched an offensive against Hezbollah in Lebanon. Biden has cautioned Israel against attempting to target Iran’s nuclear program and is also against a strike on the country’s oil installations, which would send oil prices spiking less than a month before the US presidential election.